About GQ Best Stuff Box

The Products: “The GQ BEST STUFF BOX is a quarterly subscription box featuring the things we love—rigorously tested and loved by GQ editors. It includes our favorite electronics, grooming products, and accessories—every box valued at over $200 each”

Ships to: US

GQ Best Stuff Box Fall 2018 Review

The Fall 2018 box features 8 items – with a ton of self-care items!

There’s a little fold-out information card/poster.

On the back, you’ll find details, including the retail price, for all of the items in your box.

This delivery arrived with a bonus coupon, too. This is listed as an item on the card – this gives you $45 in store credit to redeem on Tani Underwear.

My favorite item in the box is this full-size Oribe styling cream. Since getting my hair cut, my short hair likes to stick up – so I’ve had to start using different products to help keep my hair down – and not only does this Oribe hold my hair so very well, but it smells so great – even Liz was jealous!

The other item that Liz had her eye on was this BKR water bottle. These glass water bottles are much easier to clean than plastic – much easier to get into the dishwasher. It’s wrapped with silicone to both protect the glass and to provide a good grip.

What’s more Fall than a floral tie? This tie comes from Pocket Square Clothing – and while it’s a floral print it’s actually pretty subtle which lets it pair with a number of different clothing options.

My second favorite item in the box is an artisan beard oil from Brother Artisan Pil. It has a fantastic pine-like scent to it. I’ve been using one drop each day and rubbing it in – it’s quick, simple, and smells great.

Verdict: This wasn’t my favorite delivery from GQ so far, but I did discover a few new items that I am just loving from this box – namely, the Oribe styling cream and the Brothers Artisan beard oil. On top of that, the other items, like the BKR bottle, are definitely nice and useable.

To Wrap Up:

Can you still get this box if you sign up today? I don’t believe so – they seem to be in waitlist mode for subscriptions at the moment. The FAQ also notes: “The specific box you receive will depend on the date you signed up and how that corresponds with the shipping deadlines of the quarterly boxes. You may contact customer service at: 1-800-999-6536 for the specifics.”

Eric is the co-founder of My Subscription Addiction. He’s been hooked on geek subscription boxes since 2012 thanks to Loot Crate and Nerd Block. Geek boxes sparked his desire for collecting Funko Pops and comic book statues!

All views in this review are the opinion of the author. My Subscription Addiction will never accept payment in exchange for a review, but will accept a box at no cost to provide honest opinions on the box. This post may contain affiliate/referral links. If you buy something, MSA may earn an affiliate commission. Read the complete My Subscription Addiction disclosure.

Looks like the Holiday box is out now and it has a phone cover that has to be ordered. I assume you will need to pay shipping on that too. This box has a tacky necklace ($175) and a $60 face mask. The listed retail values are so over inflated it is sad.

This was one of our favorite boxes! My husband was super excited for the cremo since his was just running out. He always wants more socks! The tie is perfect for my brother in law. We gave the beard oil to a friend who so excited since he had put off ordering a new one for himself. The oribe I’m putting up for swap but overall super happy! I wish they could have given a full size moisture cream instead of the tiny sample but otherwise this was a really great box!!! I feel like I will definitely have to resub if this is the direction they’re going in!

Wow! This may be my new favorite box! Enough in here for my husband that he won’t mind when I take the BKR water bottle and Oribe creme. Just put myself on the wait list. Fingers crossed the Winter box is as great!

Eric,
I highly recommend giving Liz the Cremo cream!! I bought it for my husband who has sensitive skin, is allergic to menthol and eucalyptus, and he has asthma so he can’t used strongly scented products. (I know he sounds like a mess, but he’s not that bad.) Being allergic to both of those ingredients does make it rather hard to buy most traditional shaving creams. So we went through many different brands, and styles from lotion to soap to find something that that actually worked! Our friend who is a hairdresser actually recommended the Cremo cream, and once he tried it he will not use anything else. I honestly have to agree. A little goes a long way, and they have a mango, coconut scent for women, although I don’t mind the original scent. If you like to shave in the shower, like my husband, and most women I know then it is great because it doesn’t drip off like most traditional shaving cream. I would say give it a try, even though you’re a full beard guy, the next time you trim your neck or tidy up your beard. I can almost guarantee that you won’t have any razor burn on those sensitive areas that have been hidden behind the hair. I can also say that once your wife tries it that you probably won’t own it anymore, lol. (Note** I do not know if it is gluten free????)
I just didn’t want to see a great product go unnoticed because it was definitely a game changer for our house hold!